Meng Xinzhi sat on Zongji's shoulder, looking at the "Mona Lisa" in a daze.

She couldn't believe that Mrs. Lisa was actually framed in such a small painting.

This painting seemed to be at most as big as the three pieces of paper she usually used to draw on.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the big scene in the dream.

Meng Xinzhi was going to take out the [Aurora Source] she carried with her and compare it carefully to see if it was really not much bigger than her "work".

Unfortunately, before this idea could be put into practice, Zongji was urged not to stay too long in front of the Mona Lisa.

Meng Xinzhi is so small that she can only be seen when sitting on her father's shoulders.

But this also blocks other people's view.

Of course, what is more important than [viewing line of sight] is [photography path].

After all, this was an era before selfie sticks became popular.

Who doesn’t want to take a photo of their visit?

I wasn’t tall enough and didn’t get a seat in the front row, so I could only take a photo with my phone from a distance.

At the door, I heard my father say that more than fifty kings and queens had lived in the Louvre. Meng Xinzhi felt that this was the right thing to do.

Lady Lisa should live in a palace-like place.

Sing a sweet song.

The singing was loud and loud, resounding in all directions.

There are also Leonardo da Vinci’s natural harmonies.

The two-phase contrast creates the effect of a concert hall.

Frankly speaking, Meng Xinzhi is a little disappointed with the real "Mona Lisa".

A palace is indeed a palace.

Isn’t Mrs. Lisa’s “living space” too small?

Meng Xinzhi got off Zongji's shoulders.

He lowered his head, like an eggplant beaten by frost, and his whole body was wilted. He was not interested in anything and just wanted to leave quickly.

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Eighteen-year-old Nie Guangyi, standing in front of "The Wedding at Cana".

Occasionally, people around him would stop and want to take a photo with this painting.

There are very few such people.

Because most people who come to the Louvre just want to take a photo of the Mona Lisa from a distance.

Every time this happens, Nie Guangyi will automatically step back to leave enough space for those who want to take pictures.

The small "Mona Lisa" and the largest oil painting "The Wedding of Cana" in the Louvre are both in the Mona Lisa Hall of the Denon Museum.

In Nie Guangyi's view, this is actually somewhat ironic.

The reason why "Mona Lisa" has become the most famous painting in the world is closely related to the overwhelming news after the painting was stolen in 1911.

The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre and would not be recovered until two years later.

The person who stole this painting was an Italian, and the reason given was that he wanted to bring Italy's national treasure back to Italy.

But this reason itself is untenable.

Three-quarters of the 400,000 in the Louvre's collection were plundered.

But "Mona Lisa" is not.

The "Mona Lisa" has a clear origin as the foreign cultural relics in the National Palace Museum.

After Leonardo's death, the then French King Francois I used 12,000 French gold coins to buy it from the apprentice who inherited Leonardo's paintings and put them in his own palace, the Louvre.

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Francois I was not Napoleon. He never plundered Italy’s national treasures. He was enlightened and passionate, and he protected literature and art throughout his life...

If you really want to take Italy's national treasure back, you should also bring "The Wedding at Cana". This is indeed Napoleon's fault.

To some extent, many famous museums in Europe not only record human history, but also record the history of human plunder.

In other words, the Louvre is not the only museum that started like this.

Europeans were filled with indignation at Napoleon's plundering behavior because Napoleon plundered almost all other European countries, all the way to the pyramids of Egypt.

However, Napoleon was far from reaching the "peak" in the history of European plunder.

39 years after Napoleon's death, the British and French forces captured the capital and occupied the Old Summer Palace.

More than 1.5 million cultural relics were looted from the Old Summer Palace.

From the bronze ritual vessels of the Pre-Qin period, to the calligraphy and painting works of all dynasties, to all kinds of rare treasures.

Everything that can be moved will be moved away, including the many heads of the Twelve Beasts that have not been able to return to the country.

What should I do if I can’t move it?

Burn directly.

The British and French forces set fire to the place for three days and nights.

It burned from October 18, 1860 to October 21, 1860.

At this point, the Old Summer Palace was in ruins.

When Nie Guangyi retreated and gave up the "Wedding in Cana" for tourists to take pictures, he happened to hear what Zongji and Meng Xin said: "Every foreign cultural relic in the Forbidden City has a clear origin. It is not plundering, and there is no theft."

Nie Guangyi was a little curious about the person who said this.

He turned around and started looking.

Most tourists come to the Louvre with a "check-in mission".

For tourists who aim to check out the masterpieces in the Louvre Museum, it is best to enter through the Syriac Gallery where ancient Egyptian artifacts are displayed.

Walking to the front of the steps, you can see the famous ancient Egyptian Sphinx.

Then, taking the shortest path, check in the statue of "Venus de Milo" - "The Goddess of Victory of Samothrace" - Jack Louis Davitt's "The Brothers Horatii" in sequence in the Syrian Pavilion.

"The Oath" and "The Coronation of Napoleon I and Empress Josephine" - Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres's "La Grande Odalisque".

The check-in point of the Syrian Museum ends here.

After leaving the Xuli Pavilion, you can go to the next exhibition hall, the Denong Pavilion.

The Denon Pavilion is where the Mona Lisa Hall is located.

Entering the Denon Pavilion from the Sully Pavilion, you can follow the flow of people to find the check-in point for the Louvre's most important treasure, the Mona Lisa.

If you check in according to the most classic tourist route, after checking in the treasures of the museum, there are also Gérico's "Raft of the Medusa" and Michelangelo's "The Bound Slave" sculptures that need to be checked in.

This is actually a very compact itinerary.

Many tourists have limited time left for the Louvre.

After all, when traveling to France fourteen years ago, the most popular activity was probably not visiting museums, but buying or helping relatives and friends buy donkey tags.

Nie Guangyi has been visiting the Louvre for many days, and this is the first time he has encountered a Mandarin speaker who has such a serious discussion about the museum's collections.

It was obviously a very close sound, and the little girl's voice came from a high place.

When Nie Guangyi turned his head, he didn't see any child sitting on his father's shoulders.

No one found it, but saw an A4-sized piece of paper thrown on the ground.

Nie Guangyi picked up the paper.

If the painting is of high quality, or if the work is signed, he can also ask at a volume that can be heard by people around him.

Unfortunately, he only found a scrap of paper that looked like a ghost drawing.

Eighteen-year-old Nie Guangyi didn't know that apart from opening numbers, the root number could also be used to make him happy.

Let’s start with half a chapter. What should we write in the next half chapter?

How about "Miss It Again"?
Chapter completed!